{"id":1791,"date":"2005-09-02T07:06:46","date_gmt":"2005-09-02T11:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2005-09-02T07:06:46","modified_gmt":"2005-09-02T11:06:46","slug":"ctv-new-orleans-rocked-by-blasts-military-move-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=1791","title":{"rendered":"CTV: New Orleans rocked by blasts, military move in"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Guest Blogged by Winter Patriot<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

This just in from CTV<\/a>:<\/p>\n

New Orleans rocked by blasts, military move in<\/a><\/p>\n

New Orleans has been hit by a series of massive explosions — fires are raging and extra troops have been sent in to help quell the lawlessness.<\/p>\n

The scenes of a city rapidly descending into chaos come four days after Hurricane Katrina struck a deadly and devastating blow.<\/p>\n

Despair is escalating on the streets as corpses rot on the flooded sidewalks, thousands are stranded without food or water and survivors plead for help.<\/p>\n

Adding to the uncertainty was a series of large explosions in the city’s railroad district early Friday, possibly from a rail car.<\/p>\n

A police officer told CNN that authorities were trying to get a hazardous materials team to the area.<\/p>\n

He said he believed “several cars blew up,” but it was not known what they were carrying.<\/p>\n

There were also reports that the city’s riverfront was hit by a series of massive blasts — believed to have involved a chemical factory. A large cloud of acrid, black smoke is drifting over New Orleans.<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s more<\/a>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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